Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Heritage Academy walked away with it. They blew past Heritage Academy Gateway 44-20 on Friday. Heritage Academy's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Ethan Cahall
| 11/14/25 vs Heritage Academy Gateway | 152 |
| 09/04/25 @ Heritage Academy Gateway | 90 |
| 11/14/24 @ Heritage Academy | 61 |
| 09/26/25 vs Heritage Academy Gateway | 59 |
| 10/26/24 vs Imagine Prep | 58 |
Ethan Cahall was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Those 152 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Nashton Ford was another key player, picking up 55 receiving yards and two scores.
Stratton Ellsworth and Axton Leavitt certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Ellsworth rushed for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Leavitt rushed for 82 yards and one TD. Ellsworth got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 77 yards.
Heritage Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points on average over those games. As for Heritage Academy Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Coming up, Heritage Academy will face off against AZ Compass Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Dragons have yet to allow a single point through ten contests this season, a streak the Heroes will look to end. Heritage Academy Gateway does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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